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Her "Hips Don't Lie," but her lips might. Spanish prosecutors are charging pop music star Shakira with tax evasion, alleging she failed to pay more than $16.3 million in tax on her worldwide income between 2012 and 2014, reports the AP. The charges published Friday allege Shakira listed the Bahamas as her official residence for tax purposes during those years but was in fact living in Spain with her partner, Spanish soccer player Gerard Pique. Prosecutors in Barcelona say her travel abroad was for short periods because of professional commitments, while most of the year she stayed in Spain, where tax rates are much higher than in the Bahamas. The Colombian singer moved to Spain in 2015, after having two children by Pique.

A magistrate will assess whether there is enough evidence to put Shakira on trial. Shakira's representatives said they had no immediate comment. Prosecutors want Shakira to pay a bond of $21.9 million—the amount they say she owes in tax, plus 33%, in accordance with Spanish law. Otherwise, they recommend a court freeze of her assets to that amount. Shakira was named in the "Paradise Papers" leaks that detailed the offshore tax arrangements of numerous high-profile individuals, including musical celebrities like Madonna and U2's Bono. Spain's tax authorities referred their probe to the Barcelona prosecutor's office a year ago. (Shakira reportedly owns an island north of the Bahamas.)

Shakira should tell the Spanish grabbers to kiss her ass and leave her property and money alone. She wasn't even born, or even earns income in Spain. She spends big money there, to keep a home and employ people. She should take up stakes and move elsewhere.

BCS

Dec 15, 2018 7:12 PM CST

I'll totally hide her, and I'm thinking people are used to seeing her in cloths, so her best disguise.... logically speaking, would be nudity.

ChesterRush

Dec 14, 2018 7:35 PM CST

The Spanish government is hurting for cash. Bunch of crooks trying to leech off a Columbian woman.